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July 8, 2016	Material Selection Guide Choosing the Right Material After finding the right retaining ring or wave spring for your application you would think you had made all the hard decisions. Wrong! Now you need to choose the right material for your application! Specifying the correct material for your application can prevent additional cost and failure in your operation down the road. Luckily, Smalley is here to help! Identifying... Read More>>
June 23, 2016	Bearing Preload Series Expansion Smarter Solutions for Smaller Applications Smalley is pleased to announce the expansion of our Bearing Preload Series. Smalley continues to push the limits in coiling innovation. The expansion of our popular bearing preload (SSB) series adds diameters ranging from 9 mm to 13 mm. Now over 300 SSB springs are stocked in carbon and stainless steel with free samples available to test in your... Read More>>
May 23, 2016	Design FAQ - Miniature Wave Springs Download our new Design FAQ that answers commonly asked questions about designing with small diameter wave springs. Smalley and Machine Design have partnered to develop a comprehensive FAQ to assist in navigating the different types of wave springs and the materials that are available with our new small capabilities. Here is a preview: What wave-spring configurations are available? The most... Read More>>
May 12, 2016	Ask the Expert - Retaining Ring Design and Wave Spring Performance in Extreme Temperatures It's time to answer commonly asked retaining ring and wave spring design questions through the one and only, Ask the Expert Blog. This week, our experts talk about retaining ring design and wave spring performance in extreme temperatures. What is the ideal groove corner radius to balance retaining ring fit versus stress risers? The recommended groove corner radius for a retaining ring with a... Read More>>
April 29, 2016	Spirolox® Retaining Ring Tooling Guide Smalley now offers “standard” assembly tooling for the installation of Spirolox retaining rings. Each Assembly Tool is designed to facilitate loading a specific ring size ring in a housing or on a shaft and tools are available incrementally for retaining ring sizes up to 2 in or 49 mm in diameter. The Smalley Advantage By being an industry leader in the retaining ring field, Smalley... Read More>>
April 26, 2016	Ask the Expert - Nested Wave Spring Design and Spirolox Retaining Ring Interchange Welcome back to the Ask the Expert Blog, where our engineers answer commonly asked retaining ring and wave spring design questions. This week, our experts field some questions about Spirolox retaining rings and nested wave springs. What is the maximum number of turns for a nested wave spring? Can loads still be toleranced with this many turns? There is not a specific maximum number of turns for... Read More>>
March 17, 2016	Why Does It Pay to Switch to Spirolox? Spirolox retaining rings are one of our most popular and unique products. As heavily detailed in our eBook, Why It Pays to Switch to Spirolox, this exclusive design offers advantages unavailable anywhere else, including: No Ears to Interfere™ — Spirolox retaining rings feature a uniform cross-section, with no protrusions that could interfere with mating components. With a complete 360° retaining... Read More>>
March 10, 2016	Ask the Expert - Ring Alterations, Ring Materials, and Ring Varieties Welcome back to the Ask the Expert Blog, where our engineers answer commonly asked ring and spring design questions. This week, our experts field some questions about ring alterations, ring materials, and ring varieties. For more than 100 years, Smalley has been the industry leader and technological pioneer of retaining rings and constant section rings. And for more than 50 years, Smalley has... Read More>>
February 26, 2016	All Springs are Not Equal®: Smalley Wave Springs Smalley’s wave springs are unique flat wire compression springs that replace traditional coil springs in load-bearing applications. The thin, crest-to-crest design of Smalley’s wave springs reduces spring height and manufacturing material usage without compromising function; wave springs provide the same force and deflection as ordinary coil springs with the benefit of enhanced precision. Relying... Read More>>
February 4, 2016	Ask the Expert - Available Deflection in Single Turn Wave Springs and Retaining Ring Gap Sizes Welcome back to the Ask the Expert Blog, where our engineers answer commonly asked ring and spring design questions. This week, our experts field some questions about wave spring available deflection and retaining ring gap sizes. For more than 100 years, Smalley has been the industry leader and technological pioneer of retaining rings and constant section rings. And for more than 50 years,... Read More>>